Jacques Lartigue became a photographer as a boy so small he stood on a stool to operate his camera. He documented the world around him with exuberance. Most of his shots were candid, capturing a nanosecond of his subjects in mid-action. He obsessively recorded moments of family fun,
Inventions and Discoveries of the Industrial Revolution defined today’s world.
Strange nineteenth-century customs, holidays and events echo in today’s world.
Victorian Age fashion pushed forward into greater freedom.
Advances in the Industrial Era spawned secret places, many of which you can still visit.
Nellie Bly and other Victorian Era visionaries blazed trails to your future.
Explore pets, plants and other 19th century natural wonders and people who protected them.
Rival journalists Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland raced around the world in 1889. Facing treacherous…
